Personal Attendant of Ven. Dhakpa Tulku Rinpoche

Some of us call him Lopsang, some of us call him Lobsang, but the actual name of Rinpoche’s devoted attendant is Losang. Losang was born in Northeast India on July 8th 1969 amid the foothills of the Himalayas in the town of Kalimpong. Losang says that he is fond of his hometown because of its pleasant climate: never too hot and never too cold.

As is sometimes found in Tibetan culture, Losang’s mother married two brothers. She had six children with Losang being the oldest boy. His parents were born in Kham, the southeastern region of Tibet, and were traders travelling between Kham and India. Seeing the troubles growing in Tibet, they relocated their family to Kalimpong and started a firewood and charcoal business.

As you will see, the story of Losang’s life is so closely tied to Rinpoche’s that the two threads cannot be undone. As a child, Losang had many illnesses. Medicines and pujas did not help him. Finally a monk told him that he had been a monk in a previous life and that if he committed himself to being a monk in this life; his health would improve. As a result Losang never considered doing anything else in life but becoming a monk. He just waited for the opportunity to join a monastery – which, interestingly, never happened.